This section is a long list of conditions and diseases that you may run into when dealing with a patient. It is very important to know if a patient has a preexisting condition. It could affect the way a subject needs to be treated, or precautions that must be taken.

Diseases

SIDA (SEE-dah) - AIDS
anemia (ah-NEH-mee-ah) - anemia
cáncer (KAHN-sehr) - cancer
varicela (vah-ree-SEH-lah) - chicken pox
diabetes (dee-ah-BEH-tehs) - diabetes
difteria (deef-TEH-ree-ah) - diptheria
epilepsia (eh-pee-LEHP-see-ah) - epilepsy
gonorrea (goh-noh-RREH-ah) - gonorrhea
fiebre del heno (fee-EH-breh DEHL EH-noh) - hay fever
enfermedad del corazón (ehn-fehr-meh-DAHD DEHL koh-rah-SOHN) - heart disease
hepatitis (heh-pah-TEE-tees) - hepatitis
leucemia (leh-oo-SEH-mee-ah) - leukemia
sarampión (sah-rahm-pee-OHN) - measles
meningitis (meh-neen-HEE-tees) - meningitis
esclerosis múltiple (eh-skleh-ROH-sees MOOL-tee-pleh) - multiple sclerosis
paperas (pah-PEH-rahs) - mumps
distrofia muscular (dees-TROH-fee-ah moos-koo-LAHR) - muscular dystrophy
pulmonía (pool-moh-NEE-ah) - pneumonia
polio (POH-lee-oh) - polio
retrasado (reh-trah-SAH-doh) - retarded
fiebre reumática (fee-EH-breh reh-oo-MAH-tee-kah) - rheumatic fever
escarlatina (ehs-kahr-lah-TEE-nah) - scarlet fever
sífilis (SEE-fee-lees) - syphilis
tétano (TEH-tah-noh) - tetanus
tuberculosis (too-behr-koo-LOH-sees) - tuberculosis
fiebre tifoidea (fee-EH-breh tee-foh-ee-DEH-ah) - typhoid

Conditions

alergia (ah-LEHR-hee-ah) - allergies
ciego (see-EH-goh) - blind
sordo (SOHR-doh) - deaf
incapacitado (een-kah-pah-see-TAH-doh) - disabled
présbita (PREHS-bee-tah) - far-sighted
minusválido (mee-noos-VAH-lee-doh) - handicapped
mudo (MOO-doh) - mute
miope (mee-OH-peh) - near-sighted
oxígeno (ohk-SEE-heh-noh) - oxygen
paralizar (pah-rah-lee-SAHR) - paralyzed
conmover (kohn-moh-VEHR) - shock
puntadas (poon-TAH-dahs) - stitches
tartamudeo (tahr-tah-moo-DEH-oh) - stutter